Stratified β\beta‐numbers and traveling salesman in Carnot groups

DOI10.1112/JLMS.12582arXiv1902.03268OpenAlexW4224023633MaRDI QIDQ6134491FDOQ6134491

Sean Li

Publication date: 22 August 2023

Published in: Journal of the London Mathematical Society (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We introduce a modified version of P. Jones's $$-numbers for Carnot groups which we call {it stratified $$-numbers}. We show that an analogue of Jones's traveling salesman theorem on 1-rectifiability of sets holds for any Carnot group if we replace previous notions of $$-numbers in Carnot groups with stratified $$-numbers. As we generalize both directions of the traveling salesman theorem, we get a characterization of subsets of Carnot groups that lie on finite length rectifiable curves. Our proof expands upon previous analysis of the Hebisch-Sikora norm for Carnot groups. In particular, we find new estimates on the drift between almost parallel line segments that take advantage of the stratified $$'s and also develop a Taylor expansion technique of the norm. We also give an example of a Carnot group for which a traveling salesman theorem based on the unmodified $$-numbers must exhibit a gap between the necessary and sufficient directions.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1902.03268

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Nilpotent and solvable Lie groups (22E25) Length, area, volume, other geometric measure theory (28A75) Sub-Riemannian geometry (53C17)

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